Early Careers Partner

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Early Careers Partner
London and South East 3-4 days per week across the South East Region (with occasional travel UK wide)
Permanent
Summary
We’re seeking an Early Careers Partner to join our team based in the London office. It will be an opportunity to make a real impact by helping us deliver exceptional Early Careers programmes.
You’ll play a key part in driving the success of the NG Bailey Apprenticeship programme, whilst also supporting our Graduates and Year in Industry activities, across all divisions of the business. From designing experiences, to ensuring compliance and quality, you’ll collaborate with our Early Careers Compliance colleagues and Learning & Development Partners to deliver programmes that our truly best in class.
Some of the key deliverables for the role will include:
- Manage apprenticeship programmes, providing advice, guidance and support to the wider business in the appropriate selection of apprenticeship standards and pathways for their development. - Ensure programmes are in line with company and industry standards, with consistent and up to date practices. - Business Partnering with senior teams, finance and HR to ascertain and agree numbers and location of incoming apprentices, ensuring aligned to workforce planning, future skills gaps and ability to fulfil the programme. - Hold regular progress meetings with operational teams to discuss progress, requirements and issues, ensuring the required work placements to support the collection of authorisation evidence in a timely fashion. - Maintain partnerships with selected local and national colleges and relevant training schools, ensuring that a continuous high standard of training and assessment is delivered as agreed in SLA’s - Carry out apprenticeship progress audits to ensure all targets are delivered within agreed quality levels and time scales and support scheduled performance reviews - Representing NG Bailey on college committees and steering groups to influence change and progression - Carry out nationwide recruitment via assessment centre supporting the wider business - Organise and carry out the full range of activities associated with the apprenticeship, including attending open evenings and careers events - Provide mentoring support following the established guidelines for both apprentices and their managers / mentors throughout the programme and after, in line with the apprentice retention strategy - Actively promote apprenticeships, and outstanding achievers through regional and national L&D and apprenticeship awards - Support other Early Careers activities, including Graduate and Year in Industry.
What we’re looking for:
- Previous experience working with Further Education / Training Providers - Proven experience working directly with apprentices (any discipline) - Demonstrable experience providing advice and guidance to business managers - Full understanding of apprenticeship programmes, guidelines and levy funding - Solid experience in Learning & Development delivery / facilitation - Previously coached individuals and line managers - Excellent communication and planning skills
Benefits
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays with an option to Buy/Sell additional days - Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution - Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days - Private Medical Insurance - Life Assurance Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice) - Flexible benefits to choose from inc: Dental Insurance, Gym Membership, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes
Next Steps:
As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.
We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.
About Us:
We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.
Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.
Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.
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Location:
London
Job Type:
FullTime

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